''Anthidium cordiforme'' is a diurnal species of winged
bee
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in the
family Megachilidae, known as the leafcutting bees. They were first classified by
Friese in 1922. The bee is
bilaterally symmetric
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from head to tail, and is
holometabolous (undergoes complete
metamorphosis
Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops including birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation. Some inse ...
, including a
pupal stage).
Distribution
* Southern Africa including:
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Botswana
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Mozambique
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Namibia
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South Africa
**
Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Synonyms for this species include:
Anthidium cordiforme - - Discover Life
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*''Anthidium severini maculiferum'' Cockerell, 1936
*''Anthidium cordiforme makarikaricum'' Mavromoustakis, 1936
References
cordiforme
Insects described in 1922
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